Then there was the interminable delay in the Glasgow North East by-election of 116 days. That's 116 days when the people of Glasgow North East had no representative in the House of Commons. A delay that could and should have been avoided.Glasgow North East by-election delay 'avoidable'At the time of the by-election the prospective MP, Willie Bain (who eventually won) stated that he was living in the constituency at the time but was, in fact, registered to vote in Hammersmith & Fulham, in London, where he was living.

Then there was the 'loss' of the official register of voters after the Glenrothes by-election, which was considered by all to be a potential win for the SNP, but was won by Labour candidate Lindsay Roy.Official Glenrothes by-election results 'lost'